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'''Castration''' means removal of the [[testicles]] in order to render a male animal incapable of reproduction.

'''Castration''' is a surgical procedure in which the [[testicle]]s are removed in order to render a male animal incapable of [[reproduction]].

In mediaeval and early modern Italy the finest choirboys were castrated to preserve their soprano or alto voices.  These unfortunates were known as ''castrati''.

In medieval and early modern Italy the finest choirboys were castrated to preserve their soprano or alto voices.  These males were known as ''castrati''.  

Castration was also practiced by the [[Skoptsy]], an extreme sect of the [[Dukhobors]], for religious reasons.

Castration was also practiced by the [[Skoptsy]], an extreme sect of the [[Dukhobors]], for religious reasons.